All Moshe Safdie Quotes
- Beauty connotes humanity. We call a natural object beautiful because we see that its form expresses fitness, the perfect fulfillment of function. Beautiful
- We are producing urban places which are disjointed and disconnected and not worthy of our civilisation Architecture
- Architecture is not about building the impossible, which we can do if we have enough money and enough tools and enough computers. It is about… Approach
- The greatest satisfaction, I think, is when a building opens and the public possesses it and you cut the umbilical cord and you see it… Building
- Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work. American
- I'm completely taken and impressed by the planning authority of Singapore and its Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). It's the most cutting-edge agency in the world.… Agency
- Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but fashion is passing and architecture is timeless. Architecture
- There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts. Architecture
- Architecture is changing faster than some other professions. Architecture
- I think the general public's response to my projects is very strong. You can be an intellectual and say that popularity detracts from architectural quality.… Architectural
- Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking. Architecture
- I want my children to be able to meet and play and communicate with many other children on their own, not only when they are… Able
- He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification… Arrogance
- I try firstly to make buildings humane. Buildings
- Countries and places have a history, a story, and a culture. Countries
- We live in a complicated, oppressive world with enormous cities and vast populations, and I try to contribute by making it more light and open… Calm
- Performing arts buildings are complex. The acoustics, the sight lines and all that have to just be perfect. So you begin with just making these… Acoustics
- I think you need to, as an architect, understand the essence of a place and create a building that feels like it resonates with the… Architect
- Who knows, maybe I am simply a talented architect? Architect
- Except for the projects in Israel, my being Israeli has contributed negatively to my global activity. It is hard for me, for example, to get… Activity